Nickie Aiken, Member of Parliament for the Cities of London and Westminster, raised her energy-saving campaign in the House of Commons Chamber, to save businesses money on their energy bills, reduce energy consumption and save the planet.
Speaking in the House of Commons, Nickie said,
"Currently, organisations such as the Government-funded Energy Saving Trust are providing excellent advice to households up and down the country on how to save energy and then save money on their bills. It is time that we provided similar advice to businesses. I am working on the matter with business leaders throughout the two cities, including Kate Nicholls of UK Hospitality and Kate Hart from Central London business improvement districts. Will my right hon. Friend join me in encouraging businesses across the country to take steps to be more energy efficient? Does she agree that perhaps we should be looking at the energy consumption of the House of Commons, too?"
Leader of the House of Commons, Penny Mordaunt MP, replied,
"I thank my hon. Friend for her excellent question, and I shall make sure that the Secretary of State hears about it. The campaign she describes would be extremely useful to many businesses. Quite often, small differences in behaviour can lead to massive savings in energy but also business costs."
